 The Fjellraven Classic UK is a 65 kilometre trail through the remote and magnificent Cairngorm National Park in Scotland. I was kindly sent on this trip by my friends at Nordic Outdoors, who welcomed me into their Keswick shop to pick out a couple of Fjellraven items for the adventure ahead. Join me as I take on the UK's first-ever classic with over 200 like-minded people from all over the world. I'll show you these guys, look. It's Becky from Becky Goes Wild. There's Jake from Jake Goes Outside sometimes. The Fjellraven Classic, thanks to Nordic Outdoors. This is one of three. We've got the one in Keswick, we've got one up in Edinburgh and then London. I'm going to go in here and get some Fjellraven clobber to take with us on the Fjellraven Classic. Let's have a look. For sending me on this wonderful hike. Scenery is beautiful. It's so nice to be back in Scotland again. You get to the lodge where you set off. They had bagpipes playing. You get your real tour map foods like breakfast and dinner. You get a gas canister, which I sat that off because it's too big. You get a little bag to put litter in there. If you really thought out, you get a map. You get a little booklet to stamp at the checkpoints, which we're going to come across. Another good thing about being at the front of the pack is you get first dibs on antlers. If we see any antlers and decklers, we yank to get on my back. I'll be keeping my eye out for them. Ooh, big boy. Look at this hard outslope. Look at this. It's like Lord at Rings but for absolute numpties. So this is what I feel like. I just feel like a naughty boy who's got to put an orange bib on and go hiking with his other delinquent friends. We've been caught graffitiing on the sheriff's van. Now look at us. Idiots. Look at these idiots slowing us down though. Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Yeah. We're back in Scotland, baby. And you can tell look, there's someone gassing out. I think I'm lapping this girl. How are you doing? You all right? Oh, are you going in for a swim? Oh, is it a river crossing? Oh, is it a river crossing? All right. We're going in. It's not our first rodeo. For drop camera, it's done in, aren't we? Oh, it's nice and fresh. There he is. Look at that. This is Jake Crossy, sponsored by Aldi. Fall, fall, fall, fall. Fall but don't hurt yourself. Fall but don't hurt yourself. And don't get all your stuff wet, but just fall because it's bounce. I reckon by the time you've seen this, you're probably a mum and dad. So I'd just like to say congratulations. And yes, Hazy is a good name for a boy or a girl. Thanks. Bye. How does it feel to be leading the Phil Raven Classic, the first one in the UK? Thanks a lot. It's an emotional time. Mother nature. We've cut Mother Jake leading us into a bog or something like that. We're all off scratching our heads. Look at that. Whiskey out there. No, Maddick. You can't see, but just where my finger is. That's our second, what do you call it? Stop station. And apparently it's not far after this that people stop at night, but quick time check. And it's 10 past 1. So we're going to bat on, I think, because the only path I can see is that that goes through that valley there between them two peaks. In fact, I can remember on map seeing that. But for now, it's to that hut. You've got to keep your wits about you on this sort of gear, because you might just stack it and then out here, you're Maddick, aren't you? There's no way. You just have to get them out. You've got to lift it out. Big Maddick. We're leading the way. The issue is, if you go the wrong way, old monkey knuckles are going to follow you. And then so on and so forth. And you could be responsible for getting everyone veered off the right path. That's the sort of terrain we're dealing with. It's just very rocky and it's wet, but I've just shanned it off. I'm just going for it wet feet now. Classic Scottish hiking. I love it. One of my top five bridges in there. Scotland's coming, haven't I? All this bit in the middle of the bridge, which is where I do a lot of me, this sort of stuff. I do a lot of me work out. I do a lot of dicks. There's a bunch of bricks as well, by the way. Seven. Here we go. I didn't set this up. He just said he's got a present for me. I'm not just... Better be something that I can use in the bedroom. It depends. Where have my presents gone? Do you have a choice, my man? Oh, yes! Nordic elk and jerky. I feel like... I feel like elk's going to do me the most good, is it? I'd go the reindeer myself. Would you? Where's the reindeer? I didn't see that. Oh, my God. I was just speaking about reindeers earlier, actually. Cheers, mate. My mate's just given me some reindeer jerky, so stick that in your Christmas pipe and smoke it. That looks funny, that bike. Oh, there's the checkpoint. I can see it. Yeah, bilberries from where I'm from in Yorkshire. But, yeah, bilberries. Nice little bit of natural sugars. Keep the walls from the door. Look, this is good, isn't it? It's quite adventurous, isn't it? I'm scared. What checkpoint number is this, please? Three. Check point three. And you're the first group to arrive. You've heard it there from an official. So, first group to arrive. And then the ones in the middle, he calls the splatter. So, I don't want to be part of the splatter. So, is this Lone Warrior 69, I believe? My favourite. I'll just come through here. These are the medics. Is it right? You're a medic, yeah? Medics. Medics! And there's another one over there. Actual medics. We're here at the real MVPs. OK, that's what windbreaker on. It's got a bit chilly. We're coming through this valley. Huge, high peak. See the sun in that side. So, that side is stopping it. It's made it slightly chilly. So, windbreakers have to go on. But we're now in the zone where the No Camping Zone. Which is, I think it's about 15K. We've got until we get to a place where we can camp. So, we're committed to this now. So, it might be a late one. Which I'm happy with. That's what I've been doing of late anyway. So, we'll keep backing on and then find some way to camp around 8 o'clock. As it's getting dark, hopefully get a sunset. Was that a survival, Jake? Go follow Jake on Jake's journey, mate. No, but do go follow him, though. Hang on. He's getting there. We'll keep doing some survival. We're all surviving. Jake survived. Becky survived. Tom's over there surviving. I'm surviving. We're doing well. We've got number 69 breathing down our neck. Which is giving us motivation. I've employed I think everyone has. The old stabilization sticks. Their views are spectacular. And then we're dropping down there into them. Into that wood. Forest, whatever you want to call it. And we've got about 12k to go until we're out of the camping zone. And the medic guy medic was telling us to get up top so that it's a bit more breezy otherwise the midges will come in force. And get us. Which I think might be quite funny, but you don't really want to do it. It's one of the things you think it'll be funny. If there's a few of you to get attacked by midges, but in reality it won't be that funny. Or will it? Lord of Rings, shit. Beauty. Look at this. Sun's going down. Squad. Let's squad girls look. Pudding curry sauce. Spotch. We stopped for a meal at the last checkpoint and we took our socks and shoes off and then we were like, we shouldn't have done that. Because it's getting dark and you know you're eating and you're like, so we've got another 6k to do by the side of this lock and out until we get out of the no-camping zone midges and mozzies are out in force. Shining me up bare-legs. I don't have any smidge you're out. So we can do this 6k and then just find the nearest place that'll accommodate us, all of us for tents and we'll pitch up. Right, we're in. I'm in. Look at the landshand. It is as baggy as you like and if the wind picks up at all then this whole this whole kitten caboodle is going down. It's so bouncy this ever so deep that you just can't get any purchase with your pegs, even delta pegs are struggling so I don't know how but it's just up. It's just up with pure willpower. It's been a long day. We've 42k today. See you on the morrow. I have woken up and this is state of affairs. Look how taut she is. She's taut. She's ready for a photo shoot. Look at that. Look how she's caved in at that side where even delta pegs have been raved out at ground. Looks like an absolute homeless man's squat. Some that you'd find pitched under a bridge. There's Jake Outdoors, whatever he's called. What he called me? Jake Outdoors. Jake's journey mate is there. Look too bad that. Looks quite professionally done. There's Becky's journey mate up there. Looking quite good. Tom's disappeared. He's gone to try and get some water or something. And there's me in the least professional looking outfit I've probably ever done. But we slept okay, didn't we Jake? That just said no. It was a bit rough like it was a bit bumpy but it glided out 10. I feel good. I feel good today. Weather's turned on us a little bit. There's me. Flat as a witch's tit. Oh look at that. That's what I was doing. Sliding down here. And what's that you say? Just a massive stone. Look that's what I was lying on as well. Mad flex. But any port in a storm. What 10 have you got Jake's journey mate? Burghouse, three points like that. It's got the Burghouse three points sleeping on lumps. It's the P3 3.1 for all you tent wizards out there. Bex, girl outdoors. What tent have you got BTW? What tent have I got? Yeah. She's got the fill rave and the bisco in balloon or less. Bright blue. There's no missing Bex. And I was just in some sort of mad bin bag flapping in wind. There we go. Looks nice. Got a little bit of clouding version there. And we're going to bat on because it's an early start. Tom our mate has batted on already with ours. He's off to go get some water and that. I don't know if we'll ever see you again Tom. Who knows. Now to report mate that was it. Not best night's sleep ever but we'll crack on there. What are you going for? What a fruit river. I don't think we need to look. You are so awesome. Best station ever. They've got whisky, they've got tea cakes. I mean that's all they need really but morning whisky what time is it do you think? What time is it in the morning now? It's 8.30. It's 8.30 in the morning Ravi and Whisky but we're in Scotland so we're in Rome. Cheers dude. Nice. Enjoy. Oh it smells delicious. Founders reserve. What is this slander? Skull. An iron brew. Oh my god an iron brew. This is getting so whisky. Can you play the bagpipes when you give it to me please? Maybe. Is that right? Is that bad? Can't do me for it though because I'm part of Scottish. Which part, this part that drink is Leigh. You made it mate. Well done. What time did you leave? In the rain. Oh my god look at this. It's full fat as well. No messing about. This is the best day ever. This is the best checkpoint ever. It really is honestly. It's not even close. It's not even close. Look at the camping spots. I've got whisky, iron brew and there's a river. It's swimmable. Dunkable yeah. Dunkable right. Barely dunkable. Let's send it. Whisky, tonics, tea cakes, iron brew, yes please. Here's Tom look, he got up early this morning and blazed a trail. That's what he wanted. Did you get drinks of water as well? Yeah we drink and an iron brew. Do you have a whisky or not? Yeah. He had a whisky as well. Should we have two? Should we get on it a bit? Are we allowed? Definitely people will turn it down. I'll have beckys. I'll have your own whisky. Oh will you? Oh will you now? Because I'm going to pour it into the floor. Also, look. If the perfect camp spot couldn't get any better we've got a dog as well. I'm staying here. Staying here forever. Windy, rainy. Clearing up, coming this way. Just get close above your knee please. Which one is it? Which one is it? This one. Look at the little knee on it. It's damp as well. It's more here. It's all around this bit. There he is. There's not much happening to him. Jake's just eating a tea cake in one. A tonnex tea cake in one. That's been the highlight of my day. 15km to go until we're back to our first checkpoint and then that's it. It's pretty much free wheeling all the way to the end where no one's going to be waiting for us or anything because we've done it disrespectfully quick. See that boffy there. That's another checkpoint. These two muppets bringing up the rear. The Soto Windmaster probably the best one here. What do you got? Jetboil. Tom's got a jetboil. They're good actually. They're pretty good. They're fast aren't they? I never had one. You rate it. Yeah, well they're all the outside of it. It melts the outside of itself. Oh does it? It's too off for its own good. It just melts its little jacket. Right. What are you offering me? Why are you dressed like a honey roasted cashew nut by the way? Of course mate. The kindness of campers. I mean that will do. Thanks. Cut that man. Please fall. Please fall. Please fall. Fall. Please fall. Yeah, no good. I don't want to give you any advice because I want you to so I want you to stack it a bit for morale. For my morale. Oh that's a big jump that Bex. Look. Go back round. Yeah that's it. Come on little by little. He's made it there look. There you go. Fair enough. Well done everyone. Smashed it final river crossing. Goodbye. Goodbye forever. Do a little pan get the kids in though. There we go. Big T. And then there's where we're going. Over yonder I imagine. Through this valley. Follow this down now. And then it can't be too much further than out of the end of there. 14 Ks again. 14 Ks at the very end. Look. It's like a bothy on its own little bit of grass. Look at that. Medic. Got to film you just in case you fall. Oh look at that mate. 4 K left. Becky and Jake are back there. Jake's knee started to play up. So he strapped it up. And it was just when he was coming down it was hurting him and that so. We walked on but took it slowly to sort of wait and then with then we waited and they still didn't come over the hill so I just assumed they were having a rest or just taking it at their own pace so we just decided just to keep walking not too fast but just keep walking. So if you're watching this Jake and Becky sorry for leaving you I didn't leave you. It's just you're too slow to be honest with you. And also we found a dead dragonfly and I was like I wanted to do a medic with a dead dragonfly and things like that. I might nip into the village and get some supplies so that at least I'm not empty-handed for Jake and Becky's triumphant crossing of the line. I'll be there applauding saluting if anything. The heroic efforts. Dude there's so many shrooms about. Today's been a lot mate. I've not done a lot of filming because again I struggle when there's people about it's hard to just talk to the camera and that and especially with Tommy who's just it's not fair on him just for me to just be like oh wait for me while I just talk to this camera. I feel like I've been hiking a lot recently I've been putting a lot of miles in on the old hiking and then yesterday I think we did like 42k yesterday and today's like whatever it is 30 is it? No 25. I don't know. I don't even know any matter but two big days anyway right you'll see here and I've seen all along this path and all the paths around here you get these shrooms sprouting up next to the path a lot and that's because the mycelium network is all under here and then they'll build a path so it'll come along here it'll hit the paths that go down all the hardcore and compression and then they'll stop and they'll sort of fruit up at the side of paths so a good place to look for mushrooms is on paths in woodlands at the side of them just coming in to where we started and it's a bit of a ghost town everyone's still out on trail maybe did this a bit like maybe a bit fast and get one last stamping book and that's it your job's done see we do we got a clap we've got a clap off this one lad that's from the local brewery just down the road what percent is it 80 shilling it's 5% that'll do the damage well I'm hoping for a cumulative damage it's like when you catch a big fish I'm I'm peering it little shibby it's quite heavy that actually isn't it what's that that's it just shy of 10 just shy of 10 kg 30 and a half man's just shy of 10 but I've got lots of water and still thanks very much there we go this bit the beer that I'm about to drink no we didn't know each other we walked it all together though so cute yeah good place to meet it's a good romantic story though isn't it haggisnips and tatis from the big truck oh is that what it is haggisnips and tatis how can I not turn up to this there we have it the first ever UK classic it was an absolute honour to be a part of it I'd like to thank Phil Raven for putting on such an amazing event I'd like to thank all the volunteers at the checkpoints and who sorted out the party for afterwards you were heroes I'd like to thank the band also heroes and I'd like to thank Becky and Jake and Tom for hiking with me and being the best hiking buddies a man could wish for and I'd especially like to thank Nordic Outdoors for setting this up for me and sending me on such an amazing journey you can check out links to their website below and if you're in Scotland the Lake District or London you can check out their stores thanks for watching and I'll see you again soon